The Sun. — London, England, 1838-08-25 00:00:00

WINDSOR-(FRIDAY.) The heavy and incessant rain has again prevented her Ma jesty from taking her accustomed out-door exercise. The Princess Augusta, accompanied by Miss Wpiyard, called at the castle this morning, and partook of luncheon with her Majesty. The following personages formed the royal dinner party of yesterday evening : —Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lord and Lady Barham, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Torrington, Lady Gardiner, Earl and Countess Albemarle, Lady Mary Stopford, Hon. Col. Cavendish, Major Keppel, Hon. Mr. Murray, and the lion. Misses A. Pitt and Murray. Her Majesty's band and also a military band were in attendance. COURT CIRCULAR. The Princess Augusta arrived at her residence, Frogmore L odge, near Windsor, on Wednesday, from the Queen's Lodge, In Pushy Park, where her Royal Highness had been staying on d Visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Prince George of Cambridge returned to Kew on Thursday Viscount Melbourne arrived at Panshanger on Thursday, from his seat, Brocket Hall, Herts. The Noble Viscount was expected to arrive in town last evening. His Excellency the American Minister, who has been con fined for the last ten days by severe illness, is so far convales cent as to be able to leave his room. He rode out yesterday for the first time. Mr. Herbert Jones, the Solicitor-General for Van Die men's Land, transacted business at the Colonial-office, yes terday. The former residence of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta in St. James's Palace is about to be pulled down ; the workmen will commence operations this day. The Bishop of Agne, Sir John Barrow, Col. Angelo, Mr. Howe, Mr. Radiger, and Mr. Crane, had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Prussian and Belgian Ministers transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and family, at the Cavendish Hotel, from New York; Hugo Geldemester and family, at ditto, from ditto; Wm. Shand, Esq., at ditto, from Scotland ; „„R• W. Wats on , Esq., at ditto, from Cheltenham; Mr. and . wirs. Newton and family, at ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. Lord Ossulton, from Grosvenor-square, on a shooting ex cursion in Scotland; the Dowager Lady Rendlesham and the 11 °n• Miss Thelluson, from Bruton-street, for a tour on the Continent ; Lord and Lady Maynard, from Grosvenor-square, for their seat, Easton Lodge, Dunmow, Essex ; Sir Arthur Clifton, from Bond-street, for Brighton ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, from Spring-gardens, for Derby- Shire;t, Visc ount Maidstone, M. P. from Wilton-crescent, for 14 'astwell Park, Ashford, Kent; the Earl and Countess of Har tigton, from 'Whitehall-gardens, for their seat, Elvaston • all, Derby ; L or d S ea f or d, f rom A u dl ey - square , f or a con toental tour; th e H onoura bl e H enr y A s hl e y, M. P., an d c l l.B . Ashley, from Grosvenor-square, for St. Giles's, sAltiThourne, Dorset; Lord and Lady Southampton, f rom Carlton House -terrace, for Longshawe Lodge, Derbyshire, o a Louisa to the Duke of Rutland ; the Hon. Colonel and Lad y Molyneaux, from Arlington-street, for Cheltenham ; 4 ae ount and Vi scoun t ess N ewar k, f rom P ortman - square, f or lLeamington Spa ; Lord and Lady Monta gu , f rom Hamilton ace. for Beaulieu, Southampton ; Sir R. Newman, Bart., ,7 his seat i n Devonshire; Lady and the Misses Hardy, for l i s t to; Lord Canterbury, from the Clarendon Hotel, New C,.. °4(1 -street, f or Di eppe ; L or d an d L a d y G alway, from the k;arlton Hotel, Regent-street, on a Continental tour; Colonel rMrs. Chatterton, from Portland-place, for the head arters of the 4th Dragoon Guards ; Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher ort on , from H ar l e y- stree t, f or El ton M anor , N otts; L ord tgan.atord, from Audley-square, on a tour to the Spas of Ger ; the Honourabl e M rs . F ox , f rom H o ll an d H ouse , f or t he tt o; Sir Charles and L a dy O g l e , f rom B e l grave - square, f or 4 North ; the Countess of Mexborough, and Lady Sarah Zbavtile, fro m D over -street, for Hastings • Sir Charles Grey, °al the Carlton Hotel, for his seat the Oaks, Epsom, Surrey; f D owager Countess of Rothes, from the London Hotel, z ll. tiorking ; the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson, from South udl,ey_street, for the Moors of In ; General to:11°Y, Adjutant-General of his Holiness the Pope's army, 1 v0 : 14 , 14 e ; the Earl of Ilchester and Lady Caroline Strang trom Burlington -street, for Melbury House, Dorset 4, ; Count Esterhazy, for the Ha g u e; th e E ar l o f West eocl'aud and Lady Georgiana Fane, from Grosvenor-sq uare , Bri g h ton for the season. CHANGES. t2 h ,O, Duke of St. Alban's, at Cheltenham, from Southamp ; -Lord Kilmaine and family, at their scat, Golstone Park, 'estmcath, from Cheltenham; Sir Arthur Brooke. Bart., in illeshire from Colebrooke, near Dublin ; his Excellency r . , i4 N Sc ' h arzenberg ( Ambassador Extraordinary from Aus frri' A nd Princess Schwarzenberg, on a visit at Edinburgh, el a to ur o f the Lakes in Cumberland ; Sir William Clayton, s e 11 .1 3 , at St. Leonard's, from his scat, Marden Park, °-00 e; * Sir William Heathcote, at Oxford, from Chelten ii4`4ll; the Countess of Tankerville, at Woolen Castle, Chil pirtook near Gateshead, from Leamington Spa; Sir William Willie Bart., at Moy Ennistomon, from Dublin ; Sir Sir a r m and Lady Burdett, at Clevedon, from Cheltenham ; B ooke and Lady Bridges, on a visit to their estates in the u e9's County, from Kent ; the Earl and Countess of Dal t',ol sie, at their scat, Dalhousie Castle, Mid Lothian, from a , A „r e of the Lakes i n C um b er l an d ; L a d y Sh e ll ey and the j:;'ss,, Shelley, at Seaford, Sussex, on a visit to Lord Howard zoo lath Walden, from Brighton n - General Wyndham, at Cocker- Castle, from Sladelads. The -- eh - Earl an d C ountess of Sefton have arrived at eltenhon fro m their seat, Stoke Park, Bucks. The Hon. t .ol° l lel a n d t h e Ladies Molyneux arrived at that fashionable itsort the l a tt er en d of last week. The Noble Earl has visited at s alubrio us S pa f or the bene fi t of the waters. : 1 1 . T he D u k e o f M ontrose an d party h ave arr i ved at 111 "haoting Lodge, on the Moors of Stirlingshire, where they Zhati abundant sport since the 12th instant. 4 4 :.he Earl of Caledon arrived at the late seat of the an Embassy E x t raor dinary, on Thur s d ay , from Learn (2,ln°, and yesterday left town on a visit t o th e D owager shi p - ;: es s of HarLiwicke, at Titenhanger, Herts. His Lord res to Caledon Hall, in the county Tyrone, next week. Ai t. l 2 4 and Lady 14.;wick have arrived at Ems, from Ch apelle.During his Lordship's absence on the ka e e ll te l d i neut the routine business of the war de . partment . is tran- M r . t hy the Deputy Secretary, Mr. Sullivan, assisted b . y Pr fis'uarier Raper, the Chief Clerk. The Hon. Captain town f° Grey, Private Secretary to Lord Howick, has left 111,‘;or Buxton Wells. regret to announce the death of Lady Isabella a,"yrh Tumor, who died on Monday last, at Brownsea Ih r -at te, the seat of her brother-in-law, Sir Charles Chad, V'au.;* Her Ladyship was a daughter of Edward, the second to n, .°_`,Winterton, and aunt of the present Earl of Winter ` w as in her 51st year. th e l o Marquis of Headfort is to have the riband of qoi ; " i del'af St. Patrick, vacant by the . death of the late M::r xliit Ormonde. The Noble Lord is every way deserving of 'otiqi, ° , n Vinriel.t, as h e h as t h roug h out lif e b een a stea d y an d 'llo ri , —e nt supporter, both as Member of the Houses of Com and Peers, of Liberal measures. tf o ld ie " Serene Highn e ss es th e P r i nce an d P r i ncess (11 41.,: ell htir''', attended by Count Tolstoy and Baroness Rhe n+ have left the Clarendon Hotel, for Scarborough, al o ,'" they will proceed on a tour of the watering places Pri 4 4. the northern coast, on their route to the north. The Md ee and Princess made a detour to visit the royal palace castl e of Windsor, and departed after viewin g the splen ter s i t i 4 te apartments of the Soverei g n, and other objects ge l\ I „shown to visiters of hi g h rank. 'of - ( 3 aikeith Palace, the seat of the Duke and Duchess tte rl eeclea c h, full of visitants the first week in Sep : tt 4 , e ,vr ; after w w h il i l cl i r his Grace, who, thou g h a youn g man, is , er an i n t h e sports of . the eld. will proceed to his shoot quarters in Perthshire, where he rents the extensive ":t of Blair Athol. I , 44 =AAIINGTON SPA, AuG. 27.2.-11 he theatre i',or the season on Monday evening, at the Upper A . s !SOIY Rooms. Mr. Elliston began his campaign with he SUn •/ Go., The Welsh Girl, and the Omn i bus. t te• ru °rn was aimoit full, and the second piece favourably ier ki lv ed hy the audience. The archery fete passed off tor.lrkahly well, t h e prizes being excellently contested sell Should there be another meeting it would be as kl ao i° confi ne the entertainments to one day, and not two, and c'tlied et the st • ewardsolicit the patronage o f s ome v i s it o rs s ' e nce and rank, and a far better assemblage may be re ttui d uftl :". The D u k e an d D uc h ess o f Somerset arrived a b owa Ys sin ce at their mansion, in Lansdovvne•place. The at kher t h ger Duchess of Roxburgh and Colonel O'Reilly arrived Clarendon Hotel on Monday, fi9m Malvern Wells, I),, t Z they have been passing a few weeks. The Earl of P °l4 th and Lord Lewisham have left fur their seat, Berl - laq we S taffordshire. Lord and Lady Dynevor arrived Sre. wee k in Warwick -street, and will stay several months :44,1 Viscountess Fitzharris is still sojourning at the 444 1'"` B Pa." The Earl and Countess of Bandon and the ,14Q1,03r1Larriet and Anne Bernard have taken their .de..p.ramr ',ortl,rv.,k.;astle Bernard, Bandon, Cork, Ireland. Sir IA • 4 , t riv„ d ! l le, Bart., M. P. and Lady Maria Somerville, have Clarendon. square. The Countess of Tankerville po , 4l l ` s terday, f or the family seat, Wooler C as tl e , near Chit ti,arn. V iscount and Viscountess Newark have arrived from Beat' Sir Edward and Lady Most n have arrived from their Ar . 1 ° Eliinq i • 3 p ire . , for the season, accompanied by their family. - -Lord and Lady Teynham, Lord Blayney, Sir Wm, t tici Nirdb;'.(4l, Bart., M.P., from Cheltenham; Lady Charlotte 1 '41. 4 , 1 5' Bury ; Sir Eenry Dryden, Bart., in iieauchamp ,kd ; Sir J. D. Flower, Sir J. D. Gilmore, Archdeacon Y 414), Ali; D isney; Lady Isabella Smyth, at the Priory - Sir ill a l s ke A I nd", Bart., M.P., and Lady Acland, at 11;i1al,/ralle Y a , the c l a light Hon. Stephen R. and the Hon. Mrs. r,c,i.trigton and. Family • General and Mrs. Bradshaw ; Ma- Lady Sat thvi h ' S'r James O'Halloran, Lord Duncan, it.3;Chetwyl d i Mr. c nct i L d Lucy Grant, Portland place ; .14 v3 - ' i ti wa rd d, a S . Henry ay and Lady Fletcher, Sir M. I ,tkri . :, • is uoun e t rn d ar C *xa ; the Hou. F. Powys, Russell ,t,ach,l,; Sir E e Syn en g e , el Dale-street • Lady C. Hamilton, e tt,' E. M's - s e ßo ghe Lord Howard ; Lady Cor "tat 4JPPer Parade Miss Boughcy, Lord Howard; Lady Cor- PPer Parade ; Sir P. u Cam Y p i bell, Count Obaski, Gene. p 'tedonald, &c. Departures :--Sir R. Ferguson, Bart., '‘ratif ! Lt dY Harriet Scott, Lord Hatherton, Sir Thomas ord, Sir John Trevelyan, &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST ME ETING.—THURSDAY. The Wilton Stakes of 30 sous. each, h. ft., for two years old ; colts, Bst. 51b ; and fillies, Bst. 21b. Those got by untried stal lions, or out of mares whose produce never won, allowed 31bs ; if both, 51bs. T. Y.C. 5 Subs. Mr. Hesseltine's b. f, Shadow (31bs.) R. Ilesseltine 1 Mr. Smith's b. f. Margaret (31bs.) 2 Mr. Tilburn's bl. c. Master Allen (51bs.) Betting.-6 to 4on Shadow, and 3to 1 agst Margaret. Won in a canter. The Produce Stakes of 100 soya, each, h. ft., for three yrs old colts, Bst. Mb ; and fillies, Bst. 21b. Untried stallions or mares or those bred in Ireland, allowed 3lbs. Two miles. 6 Subs. Mr. Bowes's ch. c. Jagger y " W. Scott Mr. Gascoigno's b. c. Watchman Major Yarburgh's b. f. Easter Betting-6 to 4 agst Jagger, sto 2 agst Easter, and 3to 1 ags Watchman. Won by seventy yards. The Filly Stakes, of 25 soya. each, 10 ft., for three years old, 8 21b. Mile and a half. 5 Subs Duke of Cleveland's ch. f. Pucelle Mr. C. M. St. Paul's ch. f. Creeping Molly Mr. J. Shepherd's b. f. March First T. Lye Bettina.-5 to 4 asst Pucelle. Won by six lengths. Her Majesty 's PUrse of 100 guineas. Two miles. Mr. Hesseltine's br. e. Slashing Harry, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b. ... 1 Mr. Tilburn's br. c. Master Castoff, 3 yrs, 7st. 91b , 2 Mr. Dalby's bl. c. Midnight, 3 yrs, 7st. 91b 3 Mr. Dawson's ch. f. Primefit (late Misfit), 3 yrs, ist. 91b 4 Mr. Simpson's b. g. Aggravator, 6 yrs, 9st 71b. Betting.-5 to 2 and 3tol on Harry, who won easy by three lengths. CANTERBURY RA CES.-THURSDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles. Mr. Shelley's b. c. Bay Hampton, 3 yrs, Bst. 21b 1 0 I Col. WTalpole's ch. c. Blanckney, 4 yrs, 9st. 61b 2 0 dr Mr. Dockeray's b. c. Guardsman, 3 yrs, Bst. 31b 3 3 dr The second was a dead heat. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sous., for horses not thorough bred that never won 501. at anv one time, and that have been hunted ten times with either the East Kent or Tickham hounds. 12st. each. Gentlemen riders. Two mile heats. 10 Subs. Mr. J. Neame nd. Lr. m. Tickham Lass .. 4 1 Mr. Kenrick nd. Kate Kearney 1 2 2 Lord Sondes nd. br. g. Picton, by Pendulum ... 3 3 3 Mr. Brockman nd. b. g. Forester, by Thesis ... 2 4 dr BLANDFORD RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Provincial Criterion Stakes of 30 soy. each, 20 It, for two-yr old colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies Bst. 41b. A winner once in 1838, 51b. ; twice or mere, 71bs. extra. Three quarters of a mile. 5 Subs. Hon. S. Herbert's b. f. Sister to Carnaby walked over The Dorsetshire Gold Cup of 100 soy. (in specie), by subs of 10 sous. each, for three-yr olds, 6st. 101 b. ; four, Bst. lib. ; five, Bst. 10Ib. ; six, 9st. ; and aged, 9st. 21b. Winners of a Queen's Plate or the value of 100 sous., including his stake, in 1838, slbs. extra. Alares and geldings. Two miles and a dis. The win ner to be sold for 500 guineas. Mr. Galpin's Arctic (h. b.) 5 yrs Mr. F. Craven's I-wish-you-may-get-it, 3 yrs Hon. S. Herbert's Luck's All, 6 yrs Lord G. Bentinck's Mulberry Wine 3 yr; A good race. _ _ . The County Members' Plate of 50/. ; three yrs old 7st 41b. ; four yrs, fist. 61b. ; five vrs. Bst. 111 b. ; six yrs, 9st. ; and aged, 9st. 31bs. Winners of a Plate, Match, or Sweepstakes in 1838, 31bs. ; twine or more 61bs. extra. Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. C. Finch's Mayflower, aged .. Mr. Welborne's c. m. Pilley Lass, 3 yrs . 2 2 Lord G. Bentinck's D'Egville, 3 yrs (run agst a post) THURSDAY. The Dorsetshire Stakes of 2.5 sovs. each, 15 ft., and only five, &c. The second to save his stake. Two miles. 15 Subs., of whom six declared, &c. Mr. C. Finch's Logic, aged, 7st 51b Mr. Smith's b. f. I wish-you-may-get-it, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b 2 Hon. S. Herbert's Luck's All, 6 yrs, Bst. 71b .. 3 Mr. B. Sheridan ns b. f. by Perigan 3 yrs, 6st ... 4 A Free Handicap Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 40 added. Heats, one mile. 10 Subs. Mr. Galpin's Arctic, b yrs, 9st llb. Mr. C. Finch's Mayflower, aged Bst. bib. Lord G. Bentinck's Mulberry Wine, 3 yrs, 6st. Mb ... 3 3 Two well-contested heats. BURTON-UPON-TRENT RACES.—WEDx.EsnAr. The Cup Stakes of 10 soy. each, and 30 added from the Fund. Twice round and a distance, Mr. Fowler's br. h. Heron walked over The Yeomanry Cavalry Plate, added to a Sweepstakes, 12 sous. each, thoroughbred horses 141bs. extra, and the winner of the plate in 1837, 7lbs. extra, heats once round and a distance, were won in two heats by Mr. A rnold's Flash Billy, beating two others. BLOXWICH RACES.-MONDAY. The Trial Stakes,' with a Purse added, mile and a half heats, were won in three well-contested heats by Mr. Shaw's b. m. Fanny, 5 yrs, 9st. (Bradley), beating Mr. Lowe's gr. m. Sarah, 6 yrs, 9st. 41b., and three others. The Blexwich Handicap Stakes, with a Purse added, heats as above, were won in three heats by Mr. Jones' ch. m. Princess, 5 yrs, 9st. (a Lad) beating Mr. Paxford'sbr. g. Post Boy, 5 yrs, lOst, and another. The Walsall Hurdle Stakes, with a Purse added, mile anda half, with six leaps over hurdles. three feet six inches high. were won cleverly by Mr. Friend's b. m. Kitty, 3 yrs. 9s. 111 b. (Mr. W. Saunders), beating Mr. Johnson's Gauntlet, aged, 12st. 1115 , and Mr. Stanley's Steamer, aged, 12st. 11b. TUESDAY. Hurdle Race Match, 25 sovs. p. p., catch weights, one mile, six leaps. Mr. Friend's Kitty, 3 yrs (Mr. W. Saunders), beat Mr. Stanley's Steamer, aged. Handicap Hurdle Stakes, mil e an d a h a lf heats, with six leaps, were won in three heats by Mr. Lowe's b. h. Beggar Boy, 6 yrs, list. 71b., beating two others. The Hack Stakes, heats as above, were won by Mr. Eccles's Snowball, beating two others. DEVON AND EXETER RACES.—WEDNESDA T. The Devonshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 only, &c. ; the second saved his stake. Once round. 26 Subs., 15 of whom declared. &c. Lord G. Bentincles Chapeau d'Espagne, 4 yrs, Bst W. Day 1 Mr. W. Ley's Rattle, 5 yrs, 9st 2 General Gilbert's King of Clubs, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b. Won easy. The Ladies' Purse, added to a SWeepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for horses not thorough-bred, heats one mile, were won in two heats by Mr. W. Ley's Pocket Hercules, 4 yrs, list. 111 b. ( General Gilbert), beating Mr. S. Wreford's Westeira, 3 yrs, 10st. 91b., and Mr. Horsley's b. m. Countess of Devon, 6 yrs, 6st. 41b., easily. The Gold Cup, by Subs. of 10 sovs. each. Heats, once round. Lord G. Bentinck's ch. c. Br. to Muley Moloch, 3yrs,7st.7lb. 1 1 Mr. W. Wreford's Tory, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b. Mr. W. Ley's Rattle, 5 yrs, 9st. Won easy. The Galloway Stakes, and 10 sovs. added, for horses, &c., not ex ceeding fourteen hands and a half, mile heats, were won in two heats by Mr. Roach's ch. m. Victoria, aged, Bst., beating Mr. Carlisle's bl. pl. Blue Bell. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ARRIVALS. AUG. 16,4 P.M.—The Noran Cutter, Major Mill, from Portsmouth. SAILINGS. Auo. 23, 1 P.M.—The Therese Cutter, Sir B. Graham, Bart., for Lymington. 3P. M.—The Pearl Cutter, Marquis of Anglesey. for Southampton—strong wind, N. N. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Cutters.—Kestrel, Panthom, Ann, Vampire, Alarm, Lord of the Isles, Elizabeth, fiche, Wave, Emerald, Mary, Breeze, Rein Deer, Turk, Psyche, Albatross, Naiad, Forest Fly, Saphire, Aurora, Sultana, Union, Noran, Corsair, Cynthia, Heron, Eudora, Medora, Giulia, Columbine, Zebra, Gany mede, Blue Eyed Maid. Schooners.—Norma, Merlin, Janette, Royalist, Dolphin, Harriet, Gem, Mischief, Peri. At the Annual Ball at the Royal Yacht Squadron House, Weippert's Band attended. There was a larger number pre sent than ever before known (243), including many of the fashionables now at this place. FIDELIT Y. --.Abollt day.brCiik on Tuesday morning the watch on the deck of the Corsair, R. Y. S. yacht, lying in Cowes-roads, observed a large black Newfoundland dog swim ming near the vessel with a hat in its mouth. It was blowing strong at the time, but he at length succeeded in getting the dog on board. At present it is not known whether the hat was blown overboard, or if its owner has perished. The dog and hat are still on board the Corsair. GALES IN THE CHANNEL.-The Eliza, pilot-boat of this port, E. P. Knell, owner, while on the look-out for ships requiring her aid, experlenced very severe weather on Tuesday night. At 9A. M. on Wednesday morning, being then off Scilly, and running before the gale at N. W., a tre.nendous sea struck her on the lee quarter, carrying away her bulwarks, and washing overboard one of the crew, Mr. Thomas Park man, first-class pilot. It is supposed he must have been stunned by striking against some part of the vessel, as he was not seen afterwards, though every exertion was made to save him. The Fidelity, pilot vessel, also experienced very severe weather when off the Start, and Clark, one of the crew, was washed overboard, but was providentially got on board again by the assistance of a rope. The pilots of the Isle of Wight have been very unfortunate lately, and more of them have been drowned in the last two years than in many years preceding; yet after these men have periled their lives to save others, they get but the most trifling recompense, and that with difficulty. The Duke of Leeds left the Clarendon Hotel on Wednesday, for Mar Lodge, in Aberdeenshire. His Grace will pass the grouse-shooting season in Scotland, and return to town the first week in October. The Dowager Duchess of Leeds is to reside at the splendid family seat, Hernby Castle, the magnificent furniture, library, plate, wines, &c., of which noble mansion, hare been left to Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, her Grace's son-in-law, by the late Duke. ENGLIsII OPERA HOUSE.—The 11th representa tion of Mr, M'Farreit's Piece, the Devil's Opera, attrated a house crowded to the ceiling. The music of an English com poser has been properly estimated ; the trio " Good Night" has nightly been honoured with an encore, and is certainly a very charming production. Wieland's drollery has surpassed everything of the sort since the days of Grimaldi. This plea sant opera has completely changed the face of affairs at the Lyceum, Mr. Wilson is fnl filling a short engagement at the Adelphi Theatre, Edinburgh; his last public appearance pre vious to his departure for America. He commenced on Sa turday last with great success, with the character of Hawthorn in Lave in a Village; but as King James in Crainond Brig, he is said to have enchanted the audience with the fine style in which be saw , 6$ The Flowers of the Forest," " Saw ye my wee thing," a " John Anderson." • We are informed that the London and Southampton Railway will open its next strge, viz., fifteen miles further than Woking-heath, its present terminus, next September. w T e h s i t s er wni. road, b a, ring the railway close to Hartley-row, on the thiriyigl;t miles from London, and within seven miles of Basingstoke, THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1838. DISTRESSES FOR CHURCH-RATES. BUNGAY. On the 26tli of July complaint was exhibited before Robert Butcher, Esq , by Mr. Charles Childs, against Mr. Henry Spall, under the Stat. 7 and 8 Geo. IV., c. 17, fur limiting the costs of di:traints for rates. Mr. Spall was employed by the constable of Bungay St. Mary, to sell by auction sixteen parcels of goods distrained from various persons, for Church. rates, on the 15th of Jun, last, and he delivered to the constable an account of the sale, ill which be deducted from the proceeds of each person's goods. first, the auction duty, and then another sum, varying betrs cep 3s. and 75., for " valuing the goods, selling by auction, drawing out advertisement by public bill, printing and distri buting the same. inventory for excise," &c. The Statute limits the charges to those set forth in a sche dule annexed, which allows— For appraisement, 6d. in the pound. All expenses of advertisement, if any such, los. Sale, commission, catalogues, delivery, Is. in the pound. Complain int alleged, first, that defendant having declared at the sale, that he was ignorant whether the goods were subject to auction duty, had sold them free of duty to the pur chasers, but was prohibited by the Statute from deducting the amount from the proceeds. 2. That as the "advertisement" consisted of a hand-bill, in which was advertised the sale of sixteen distresses, the defen dant was entitled by the Statut? (which declares that no charge shall be made for any act allowed by the schedule, unless such act shall have been done and performed, to deduct for advertisement from the proceeds of each distress only one sixteenth part of the cost actually incurred for the whole. And that defendant had in the present case retained a sum of 3s. lid. more than such amount. In order to prove his case, complainant applied under the Statute for a summons to compel the attendance of the person who printed the auction bill, when the Magistrate observed that he thought such evidence quite useless, as he was con vinced defendant was entitled to charge the full sum of 10s. in each case. Complainant—l wish to prove the facts of the case first, and then I hope to be able to show the Magistrate by the legitimate conatruction of the Act, and on higher authority than my own, that defendant has exceeded the legal charges. Mr. BuTcitEa—Allow me to say, Sir, that I too have got an opinion, and from the highest authority in the kingdom ; and I am satisfied Mr. Spell is correct in his charges. The case was then adjourned, and came on for hearing Aug. 16, E. P. Montague, Esq., being also present. The nature of the case was stated t o tat gentleman ; and the de fendant's valuation and account of sale being proved, Mr. Ashby, printer, was called to prove the sum paid to him for printing the bill. He objected, under the direction of de fendant, to answer the question, and complainant pressed for an answer. Mr. BUTCHER—I do not think the question need be pressed, for I am quite sure Spall is perfectly justified in what be has charged. --- Complainant—Sir, at my first application you expressed this Sam e opinion. You are sitting to decide the case, and you give your judgment before any. of the facts are proved to you—before my first witness has answered a single question, and of course before I have had an opportunity of showing how the Statute bears upon the case. I feel bound to state that in my experienc e of judicial proceedings, such a declaration is, to use the mildest term, wholly unprecedented. Mr. BUTCHER —lf you are not satisfied with my decision, you know you ran carry the case elsewhere. Evidence having been given of the actual cost of the ad vertisement, the Magistrates retired, and on their return Mr. Montague stated that they thought the duty should have been charged to the Churchwardens, and not deducted from the proceeds. Complainant—The statute forbids deduction from any per son of sums not allowed in the schedule. Mr. MONTAGUE—Yes, I think the duty should not have been charged. After some desultory conversation between the Magistrates, in which the other parties joined, Mr. Butcher again adjourned the case. Ave. 23.—. Mr. BUTCHER, sitting alone, decided that Spell's cbarges were legal and reasonable, and dismissed the com plaint. The complaina n t as k e d w h et h er t hi s were the joint opinion of Mr. Montague and himself. Mr. BUTCHER —One Magistrate is competent to decide, and I have had no communication with Mr. Montague. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING PRAC- TICAL DESIGN. On Tuesday evening, a numerous and highly respectable audience assembled in the Society's Rooms, Saville House, Leicester-square, to hear Mr. Latilla's third Lecture on the art of Fresco Painting. Mr.- Latilla commenced by maintaining the practicability of from notwithstanding all that had been declared to the contrary. "It can be effected here with the same success as in Italy or Germany. To imagine a thing impossible is not the way to accomplish it; consequently, few have attempted what has been so universally considered beyond reach. Though historians, poets, and painters have concurred in pronouncing the frescoes of the great masters the finest and most magni ficent in the world, yet it is a surprising fact, that the English school have been consent to praise, without even an endeavour to compete with their more enterprising neighbours. But it is possible to go to the ends of the earth for what is close at hand, hut which from its very commonness may be entirely overlooked," Mr. Latina then related his experience in early life of the effect of different colours upon a lime ground. The lakes he found to turn purple, and gradually disappear ; while ath:rs, principally animal and vegetable, after retaining their colour for a short time, also vanished. The earths and mine rals remained in full perfection. He then described his late experiments on the action of lime upon the various colours, which completely demonstrated the superiority of the mate rials used by the ancients. In makinr , these experiments he discovered another vehicle for mural painting, resembling fresco in appearance, ahough not in substance, which is well suited to the adornment of palaces and mansions, being lumi nous and brilliant, and capable of resisting water. .This mode, which combines the adsantagas of oil and distemper, he has termed ./.tillarirtn Fresco, and has used it for the pictorial de. corations in which he has for some time been engaged, not only as a means of dissipating the prejudices that exist against mural painting, but also as a medium for the introduction of the ancient fresco, which is far better calculated for pubic buildings and works of magnitude. The Lecturer then dwelt with much force on the import ance of blending with the study of art, those points of science w hi ch c hi e fly relate to proportion, mot i on , equ i po i se, per spective, and composition. The latter he should defer until a future lecture. " Consider," said h e , " t h e works of the antique,, the frescoes o f Pompeii and Herculaneum, the V ut i. can, the dome of Parm a, a n d the baths of Titus. Think y ou o t o h s these rc ia srhaw ortee nr fi ei no and the excellent disp os i t i on o f the chiaro e imageries, these exquisite o u tli nes , these bold f the effects of clance or enchant ment ? t h ey were the natural results of concentrated knowledge, combined with vigour of manhood, with delicacy of f orm , per f ect f i ne gen i us. Without this, you never would have seer., as in the Apollo, proportion, motion, and equipoise, united in a single figure." The attention of the students was then especially directed to the standards of geometrical proportion in the human figure transmitted down to us by Vitruvius, which were illustrated by e le t t a to infuse life, actio n, symmetry, or energy i nto t h e i r works. appropriate diagram s, and in enforcin g t he importance of little the were •e fundamental u a n irn ab n matters in works of art ; Mr. L. quoted the well known aphorism of Michael A n g elo, that " trifles make perfection, and perfectioniseo t tr e ifiL t i It to w the as fifteenth from century, absence knowledge, demonstrating causes and eff ec t s , t h at pa i nters and sculptors, from h such mechanical works with the creati ons o f Phidias, in whose frieze , once the g lor y of the Acro p ol is , but which now adorns our natio nal museum, the horses and th eir riders appear to be in motion , the steeds heated with im p etu osity, the men Compare s intelligent beings of the finest mould, the perfection of nature and art united. In recommending the study of the human fio.ure as the bases of artistica' acquirement, Mr. L. remarked, that in those countries where the knowledge of man is advanced, an other objects have been portrayed with fidelity and beauty. The nation that produced the Apollo and the Venus also pro duced the horses and oxen of the Parthenic frieze. After some further remarks of a similar nature, Mr. Latilla concluded his highly interesting lecture, having been listened to throughout with the most marked attention. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PORTSMOUTIT, Auo. 24. —ln Harbour—Britannia, 120, flag ship ; Victory, 104, ordinary guard ship ; Excellent, gunnery ship; Royal George yacht; Pantaloon, 10; and Fanny tender. In Dock—The Messenger steam transport. In Basin—The Hastings, 74, still fitting for the reception of the Queen Dowager; the Actwon, 28 ; and Orestes, 18. At Spithead—The Edinburgh, 74, and Pique, 36, awaiting triers ; the Tribune, 24, for Lisbon and the Mediterranean ; and the Athol troop ship, for North America and the West Indies. ARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &C., DURING VIE WEER..---On s a _ turday, the 18th, the Herald, 28, sailed for - Plymouth and the East Indies. Arrived the Firebrand steamer, from the east ward ; the Athol troop ship, from the north coast of Spain ; and Gipsy tender, from Plymouth. Sailed at night the Fire brand steam vessel, for Plymouth, with the Lords of the Ad miralty on board. On Tuesday, the 21st, sailed the Gipsy tender, for the eastward; and on Friday, the 24th, the Colum bine, 18, with supernumeraries for the coast of Africa, and the Gossamer tender, with supernumeraries, for Plymouth. Lord Minto, Sir Charles Adams, and Sir William Parker arrived here on Saturday night, and embarked almost imme diately in the Firebrand steam vessel, on a tour of inspection, for Plymouth and Pembroke. _ . It has been blowing hard here since my last communication, principally from the westward. _ On Wednesday morning at 2h. 30m. A.M., the hands were turned up on board the flag ship ( Britannia) to strike top gallant masts, when William Davis, captain of the forecastle, complained of being unwell, and requested to be assisted below, which was immediately complied with, but the poor fellow died within five minutes afterwards. The Admiralty Coroner summoned an inquest on Wednesday forenoon, when a verdict was returned of 6' Died by the Visitation of God." The Kroomen and liberated Africans who assisted in work ing the Waterwitch to England, were embarked this day on board the Columbine, for their return to the coast of Africa. The pay and prize -money they have received while here, h as been in a great measure expended in the purcuase of rich naval uniforms, swords, cocked hats, &c., complete ; and such has been the number and size of the chests they have taken with them, that several casks of beef and pork have been landed to make sufficient room for their stowage in the hold. The Racer is the ne x t vesse l for commission here; and Actaeon and Orestes find no difficulty in getting hands. THE CORN CROPS. We regret to state, that the wather which has prevailed in this neighbourhood since our last publication, has been ex tremely unsettled. Rain has fallen repeatedly ; the atmos phere has been generally gloomy; and the winds from the north and north-west have been cold and boisterous. Under these unfavourable circumstances, little progress has been made in the ripening of the crops ; and although the wheat lands on the more elevated situations have assumed a browner hue, those in lower aspects are yet far from a state of maturity, and will require much sunny weather before they are fit for the operations of the sickle. On high sandy soils some crops of rye and barley have been cut in fair condition ; but even with the occurrence of bright and warm weather, which is be coming more and more desirable, several days must elapse before the harvest becomes general.—Doncaster Gazette of yesterday. The weather is at the present moment exceedingly preca rious, the fine warm days enjoyed at the beginning of last week, and which were looked to as the commencement of set tled summer weather, having given way to cold heavy blasts and terrific storms, particularly for the last two or three nights by which much of the standing corn has been sadly beaten down. From all we have been able to gather touching the state of the wheat crop, from particular inquiry in different parts of the country, we are inclined to believe that a season of greater variety in the amount of produce on different descriptions of soil has rarely been known. The blight and red gum were beginning to be felt, but their destruction has not extended very greatly. Much will depend upon the state of, the weather during the next fortnight. While the weather permits the sickle is in full operation.—Dorset. Chronicle. The harvest has commenced in the vicinities of Worksop, Clumber, and Warsop. A considerable quantity of oats and barley has been cut during the last week ; and in some places in these neighbourhoods the wheat harvest has also commenced. The crops have ripened very rapidly during the last ten days, although the weather this week has been rather more unfavour able at intervals than the preceding one. The crops of all kinds of grain are looking remarkably well, but particularly on the forest land, where every field teems with plenty. Should the weather continue favourable, there is little doubt but that some parts of the forest land will yield more during the present year than for the last four or five years put together. A person tra velling over the forest ground, and unacquainted with its yearly produce, viewing the crops of the present season, now in full ma turity, would feel anxious to have a farm on the rich and luxu riant forest of Nottinghamshire. A more abundant season than the present was scarcely ever witnessed since these forests were first cultivated. We regret to state that the wind for the last two days has been so high as to cause a serious loss to the farmers where the cornis ripe and uncut, and we hear farmers speak of wheat and oats lying much thicker on the ground than they were sown. With the exception of thin crops on high and exposed situations, we feel great pleasure in repeating what lie said last week, that the wheat crop is in most places in this county bet. ter than was thought, and that the mischief said to have been dune has been exaggerated. The crop of oats and bailey seems generally to be the best that we have seen for some years —Brighton Gazette. The last three or four days have given rise to serious appre hension on the part of the agriculturist. The most stormy period of the past winter scarcely exceeds it in intemperance. High winds from W. N. W. and W. S W., have continued without intermission, accompanied occasionally by heavy falls of rain. This being the case we cannot say much for the har vest as yet uncut.— Waterford Chronicle. (From the Dublin Evening Post of last Thursday. ) The .weather in Dublin arid its neighbourhood has been decidedly bad since our last—until this morning. On Tues day and Wednesday the rain came down in floods; there were short intervals, however, of very warm sun, and the weather glass, which was down to much rain, has recovered a little, and is now rising at change. Nevertheless, it is most consolatory to observe that the ac counts from England and Scotland are highly favourable. From the interior of Ireland, not quite such as we should wish to anticipate; yet, almost all authorities, from all parts of the country, join in the opinion—not only that no irretrievable mis chief has yet been done, but in the prognostic that heat and dryness, for three or four weeks to come, being conceded, we shall not only reap a full, but a bountiful harvest. There is, we are most happy in saying, one crop which is really superb—the Potato : a crop, besides, not likely to be so much damaged by the wet as others. When we consider of what importance this crop is to the population of Ireland, what good cause have we to be thankful ! Taking all the premises, however, into consideration, and even giving all the force to which it is entitled, the last ac counts from Mark lane, which state that there was a decline of Bs. a quarter on Monday on the price of that day week, we still are of opinion that all the Corn now in bond, and much more, which must be imported, will be consumed in England—a great part, for the present, paying duty—but, subsequentln that the remainder will be let in at the nomi nal rate. Our Dublin Contemporary then proceeds to call particular attention to our observations on the Corn or Devil's Laces, and quotes one of the many articles which have recently appeared in The Sun, having for object the destruction of the land lord's tax on bread—a tax the most impolitic and absurd, the most cruel and unjust, that can well be conceived to have been permitted so long to disgrace the legislation of any people pretending either to intelligence or to freedom. SUICIDE AT LIVERPOOL. The person who terminated his existence on Monday last at the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpool, arrived in this country on the preceding night by the Royal William steamer, from New York. Amongst the evidence taken on the Coroner's Inquest was the following : Joseph Anderson stated that on'proceeding to the Waterloo Hotel with Mr. Lynn, he was shown to a I) , A-room, on the floor of which the deceased was ,lying with his throat cut. The windpipe was completely severed. The deceased ap peared to have been dead some time. Ile had evidently made two cuts. On the floor witness saw the razor now produced. There was a silk handkerchief twisted round the handle—for the purpose, evidently, of getting a better hold of the handle. The razor was knotehed at the edge, and as the bone of the vertebrae was cut, witness was of opinion that the knotches were occasioned by cutting against it. Death must have been instantaneous. Witness was of opinion that very great force had been used. James Johnson stated that he was a surgeon. He arrived here on Sunday last by the Royal William, from New York. Witness knew the deceased, who was also a passenger on board the same vessel. Witness anticipated what had taken place from his desponding state. So strong was this im pression on the mind of witness, that, while proceeding on Monday to keep an appointment with the deceased, he passed the dead-house in Chapel-street, and seeing a crowd of per sons round it, was apprehensive he might find the deceased there. Under the circumstances he did not think it prudent to alarm his friends. George Nicholson also arrived from New York by the Royal William. The deceased was a friend of witness. His name was Alexander Cruiksbank. He was a native of Scotland. He left Surinam in a very bad state of health, and was very desponding. Witness and deceased put up at the Waterlog Hotel. They breakfasted together on the morning of the catastrophe. The deceased appeared much as usual. He was 36 years of age. The Jury, after an inspection of the body, returned a ver dict of " Temporary insanity." THE DEVIL'S Lows. —The gambling speculations to which the widely fluctuating duty is c4lculatpd to giyp rise, are now in full operation. Speculators are doing what will gain or lose them hundreds of thousands, as the season may turn out. They buy corn from the continent, say at 30s. a quarter. Should it happen that the price in this country is reduced to 50s, 4 sr., they will have the choice of paying 355. Bd. of duty, or of re-exporting. Shull the price con tinue above 735., they will be charged a duty of Is. The spirit of rash speculation which such a system creates, would, were we even to overlook the miseries which it brings on mil lions of tile people, be sufficient to make us dtmand that some vast preponderant gdod'itiould'be exhibited as the justification of such a sacrifice ? And what have we ? The rents of some portions of the land slightly increased beyond their natural value.—Scotsman. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, ADO. 25.-oWSaturday last John Henry Kir. wan, Esq.. Scholar of King's College, in this University, was elected a • Fellow of that Society. On Monday lag, Joseph Bell, Esq., B. A., Scholar of Clare Hall, in this University, was elected a Foundation Fellow of that Society. The Rev. C. W. Goodchild, M. A. F. C. P. S., of Magda lene College, in this University, Second Master of the Pro prietary Grammar School at Great Yarmouth, has been ap p.ointcd Head M aster of the Free Grammar School at Sutton Valence, Kent. On the 21st instant, the Rev. William Tomkins, M. A., of Catharine Hall, in this University, and Curate of Cottesmore, Rutland, was iastituted by the Bishop of Lincoln to the vicarage of Lavendon with Braytield, ‘aeant by the resigna tion of the Hon. and Rev. Leland Noel ; patron, Lord Barham. Oa Monday se'nnight, the Rev. Copinger Hill, M.A., was licensed to the perpetual curacy of Badley, Suffolk, on the n omination of the Earl Ashburnham, The Rev. William Flower, jun., M. A., has been presented to the rectory of South Hickham, Lincolnshire, by the Lord bald GbanArmst Cen or,ron vacant by th e d eat h o f t h e R ev . William Archi, g, THE LATE PATAL OCCURRENCE IN DARNING --- ------- T , pgEpc.--Yegterd 4Y the inquest on the b o di es o f Messrs. Jaclison and Sloper, who were drowned in Barking-creek, on Sunday the 29th ult., i 3 consequence of the upsetting of their boat, which was stated to have been run down by a collier, was resumed. A , L -I, fie?! a good deal of evidence had been given, s here out of the question. The only dif4,. culty the Jury hod to decide was whether the &Vain bi the 'ZfIY summed uP. . A charge of murder or m th a e nsg ° u7h L t e c r r Denham had been g u il ty of culpable ' negligence : No doubt the brig and barge were endeavouring to do the best they cou ld so 4s to zet t o w i n d war d o f one another. if they thought that tl l e. PeQple in charge of the Denham were cri minally negligent they might inflict a deodand on the vessel, to mark , their sense of their misconduct. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, end, after a brief d F liberatlon, Oa Jury agreed 0 a yerdi eT of ..4ccidental Detth." The Coroner cliutiohed gr. 1-litt agai ns t towing boats in fnture. A son of the " sock and buskin" i BROUGII A M .—_ s at the L eam i ngton Theatre, whose name i s B roug h am . playing THE WELLINGTON STATUE. Ridicule is a powerful engine in this country as well as it France, and the ingenious inventor of the wooden aroupe of the top of the arch on Constitution-hill, seems well aware o the fact. We have heard the device attributed to Mr. S. Rice; but Whoever be the inventor, he has been eminently successful in persuading the eublic that George the Fourth' Folly is not a place for the Wellington Statue. The nose i said to be eighteen inches by nine, and the ridge sufficieet'3 ample to afford a convenient scat for a chimney-sweep to a Royal procession. All disieterested artists, too; ridicule th, idea of placing the Statue in aii c with the arch. Would it not be better for the Duke of Rutland and Mr. Croker t( come to some. understanding with the subseiiberF, and fix upon some spot where a Statue could be erected that would exhibit to future generations the real features of the illustrious Duke Perhaps there is not a more appropriate site in the west-ene than the open space in Carlton -terrace, between the Atherwum and Unite] Service Clubs. Let Mr. Wyatt try his hand at . Statue for such a loc a li t y, an d to a certa i nty h e wou ld succee d, for whatever cavilling there may Le about the horse on which he has placed George the Third, all admit that the likeness of the King is admirable. THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS Mr. O'Connell boasts that he is the best abused man alive, but if we tire to believe the German papers, he falls far short in that respect of the Emperor of all the Russias. Such a horror has Mr. T. Attwood of the great Autocrat, for his poli- tical intrigues, his cruelty to the Poles, and his thirst for con quest, that he has avowed his resolution, were he Prime Mi nister, to smash him at a blow. Now, not one of these 01-jects seems to occupy the Royal mind. His great amusement for some time has been in galloping through Germany, and playing at hide-and-seek with Kings and Emperors. He has surprised almost every sovereign east of the Rhine at some un seasonable hour. Last year he broke through all rules of etiquette, observed no where so strictly as at the court of Vienna, by driving at the speed of an express for a newspaper, into the capital, and rushing to the presence of the Emperor without formal notice or announcement. He served the King of Prussia somewhat in the same way, and he actually caught old Bernadotte in bed. The King of Bavaria, how ever was too clever for this, and played the game as well as himself, but Nicholas was determined to perform an achieve ment near the capital of the poet-king, so he started some day last week from Tergerniee at the usual speed, arrived at Kreuth at noon, and having silenced the sentinels, he surprised his own wife in a neighbouring wood, by sonic bopecp cry, as we infer from the papers, like that made by children when they play at this exhilarating game. When Mr. Attwood hears of this, we ure quite sure he will talk no more about smashing Nicholas, but say with us, that notwithstanding his boundless empire, his despotic power, his vast armits, and surrounded as he is by his faithful nobility, the Emperor of all the Russias is more to be pitied than blamed. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Auo. 23.—Yesterday morning, prior to the meeting of the sections, the Horticultur a l S oc i ety of Northumberland, Newcastle, and Durham, gave an exhi bition of flowers and fruits, under the temporary marquee forming the entrance to the dining-rooms at the circus. The show was very superior, and particularly of fruit, which after wards were forwarded, as a dessert, to the ordinary; the flowers also being sent as additional ornaments to the Green Market for the evening promenade. Notwithstanding the ad vanced period of the week there were yesterday, as well as Tuesday, a great addition of Members. The papers read at the sections were of a more purely scientific character ; a more popular abstract of which will be read at the meeting this evening, when the Presidents of the different sections will deliver in their reports. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, with the other distinguished visiters, were in attendance at the different sections in the course of the day. The following is an abstract of the papers that were read : Section A. Mathematics and Physics.-l. A report by Pro fessor Whewell un the tides, resulting from observations at Bristol, which were made by Mr. Bunt, under his directions. 2. A report from Mr. Russell on the form of waves. 3. Sir David Brewster on a new polarity of light, and the disco veries of an American, relative to a new phenomenon of vision. 4. Sir James Hamilton on the dynamics of light. 5. Rev. Professor Lloyd on new calculation of magnetical observa tions in Ireland. 6. Mr. Ball on the meaning of arithmetical symbols for zero and unity, when used in general symbolic algebra. 7. Rev. J. S. Greathead, on the existence of a theorem, supplemental to that of Taylor. 8. Mr. Gregory, a note on the independent use of the symbol t, and also on the meaning of the algebraical symbol of the equivalence of 1-1. Section B. Chemistry and Mineralogy. -1. Mr. Mallet, report on the nature and present state of his experiments on the action of a long-continued heat of 212 deg. on organic and margarine bodies made at the request of the Association. '3. Dr. Golding Bird, on the formation, by voltaic action, of an insoluble chloride of copper representing the green sand of Peru. 3. Mr. West, on the detection of opium in mixed fluids. 4. Mr. R. Adams, on the construction of an apparatus for solidifying carbonic acid gas, with experiments thereon. 5. Professor Johnstone, on the resin of gamboge and its salts. 6. Professor Graham, on the function of water in sugar. 7. Professor Andrews, on the influence of voltaic combina tions in chemical action. 8. Mr. Mallet's report of experi ments on the action of river and sea water on iron. Section C. Geography and Zoology.--1. Mr. Leithart on the stratification of rocks. 2. Mr. Trimmer ; a notice on the discovery of diluvial, or northern drift, containing fragments of marine shells, and cove r i ng t h e rema i ns of terrestrial masn malia in Cele, Denbighshire. 3. Mr. Murchison exhibited and explained his large new map and illustrative sections of the Silurian region and adjoining parts of England and Wales. 4. Mr. Griffiths on the geological structure of the South of Ireland, illustrated by a map and'sections. 5. Dr. Daubeny, a report on the geology and thermal springs of North America. 6. A brief account of some recent expedi tions to the Antarctic regions. by Captain Washington, R. N. 7. On the possibility of the River Thadda being the outlet of the Lake Shad, in Africa, by Captain Allen, R. N. 8. On the height of the city of Maslion above the sea. Section D. Zoology and Botany. -1. On geterniferous bo dies and vermiform filaments of actinum, by T. P. Teale, Esq., Leeds. 2. On an artificial hoculation of seeds, by Mr. J. R. Wallace. 3. On a new species of intestinal worm, by Dr, Bellingham, Dublin. 4. Remarks on the genus pinus and abies, by Captain J. E. Cook, R. N. 5. Rev. W. Hope, on a new classification of insects. 6. Remarks on the lycopodium lepedOphyllum of Hooker, by J. B. Sowerby, Esq. 7. O n a ne.v British fish, by Mr. W. Strickland. 8. On arenoidal fossils, by J. B. Sowerby, Esq. 9. On British Shrews, by Rev. L. Jenins. 10. On the boring of the Pholades, by G, E. Gray, Fl. 11. On Scottish salmonidve, by Sir William Jardine. 12. On the claims of ardea alba to be considered British, by Arthur Strickland, Esq. Section E. Medical Science.-1. Dr. Granville on an im proved stethescope. 2. Mr. G. 0. Rees on the chemical na ture of the liquor aruru. 3 Dr. R. D. Thompson on the modus operandi of nitrate of silver as a caustic and therapeutic agent. 4. Mr. T. Greenhow on a sling fracture bed ; and 5. Mr. Goodsir, some remarks an the teeth. Section F. Statistics.-1. Account of the changes in the population of New Zealand, by Saxe Bannister, Esq 2. On the fires of London, by Rawson W. Rawson, Esq. 3. Statis tical notice of the asylum for the blind at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, by the Rev. J. M'Alister. Section G. Mechanical Science.-I. On the improved con struction of railways, by Mr. J. R. Peele. 2. The construction of railway upper works, by Mr. Mosley. 3. A new mode of pumping leaky vessels, by Dr. Dalzieli. 4. On a new dry gas meter, by Mr. Saunders. 5. On a machine for raising water, or an hydraulic bell, by Mr. Hall. 6. On a new steam engine boiler, by Mr. Price. 7. On the construction of geo logical models; and, 8. On an improved levelling stave,by Mr. Topwith. In the evening a grand promenade took place in the Green Market, which was fitted up with the utmost magnificence for the occasion. The building was illuminated with brilliant de vices of gas, and festooned with flowers, a very rare collec tion of exotic and other plants decorating the lower parts. The amusements, as well as refreshments were of the tnost recherche description, and there could Lot have been less than. four thousand persons present, including the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, and all the illustrious visiters at present in the town. This day the General Committee will be held at three o'clock, to consider and decide upon the next place of meeting. Amongst the novelties introduced must be noticed a machine for solidifying carbonic acid gas, by Mr. Adams, In the course of the evening several pounds of this sub stance were consolidated, which being banded about excited much curiosity, from the temperatue being as low as 33 deg. below zero. PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF THE BOUNTY. Table showing the ex-duty price of West India Sugar In Mincing. lane, and comparing the same against the price of foreign sugars : London, Ang. 24, 1838. The Gazette this day quotes the average price of British Per cwt. Plantation Muscovado Sugar, exclusive of duty, at 3os. Sid. Muscovado Sugars raised by free labour in the Manilla— which are frequently bought by the Dutch to be refined, and then to be reso!d in theltiver Thames—in compel'. tion with British refined Sugars for exportation —may be had at from 19s. to 225. per cwt„ being about Bs. SI per cwt. cheaper than West India Sugars. Refined Sugar, equal in quality to double refined (the mann facture of It costing ss. per cwt) has been sold this week (free on board) at ...... Deducting shipping charges which is ?id per cwt dearer only than the Muscovado sugar from which it Is made, being a loss to the sugar re finer of 4s. 4d. per cwt., which the boonty on exportation reimbursel British treacle is scarcely worth Os, pet cwt. in the foreign markets. The same has teen sold this week in London at, free of duty, 255. per cwt., being an excess of price paid by the British consumer of 16z. per cwt., in other words 16z. per cwt. on treacle paid by the poor mass towards Isrsur,sy, and not, as it is erroneously supposed, towards revenue. British Plantation Coffee, through favouritism la the duty, commands about 568. per cwt. more than Voivign Coffee of a similar qt:ality : thus Jmn alcil coffee sold at 98s. per cwt. would, if the same had been the produce of St. Domingo, have fetched 425. per cwt. only. MOORS OF P.FfA4ES-SHIRE,',—We understand 1 1 0,4 io som e part ot Peebles-shire the birds aro found to be very wild and strong; in ethers the sport was good. 011 Monday one gentleman bagged 24 brace. Poaahi ~ must, however, have been early at work fo - ; grow we re to be seen in Edinburgh its tho early part of last week—'-ctriefal nian kiercury. • SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The electors of Yarmouth have done themselves very great honour by the result of the polling on Thursdae, though we have some fears that in one respect it will not be of so much advantage to them as could be wished. They have returned Mr. Wilshere by a majority of 3I (sonic ac counts say 38) over Mr. Thomas Bring, who, as our readers arc aware, went down to Yarineuth it, the full ten fidenee of being chosen Alsnlher fir the lesuough. 'We al-. verted yesterday to the preceedings en Wedrisday, when Mr. T. Baring and hie - friends severally addressed a large body of the inhabitants, and anticipated nothing nut victory over what they were pleased to call "at shadow ;" Mr. Wil shere not making his :appearance in person, but retiring to the Continent, and leaving the matter wholly to his friends. Those friends have done their duty manfully, and, rather than have such a substance as Mr. T. Ba ring (notwithstandin g , too, the substance he spent upon the voters), preferred such a shadow as Mr. Wilshere, their late Liberal representative, We own that we did not give Yarmouth credit for so much honesty and public spirit : we knew the corruption the Tories had in. troduced into the place : we k new t h e manner in which they had justified that corruption, and we were apprehen sive for the result. Mr. Baring boasted on Wednesday that he meant to make his money fly in all direeons : the two guineas to each of the voters in his favour he looked upon as no bribery, and, having come to that conclusion, of course he must as a consequence consider any other sum he thought it right to give away for the - same _purpose i n the same light. W e w i s h hi m j oy o f hi s opinion, and of the effect of it. If he hence expended no more than the two guineas a head to his 702 supporters, the election will have cost him about 1,5001. He has been fighting with " a shadow," and has been beaten. Hereafter he may he afraid of shalom:, and may exclaim, Shadows to-day Have struck more terror to the soul of Thomas, • Than could the substance of ten thousand members, and take a useful lesson for the future, by never showing his face again in Yarmouth ; after his vaunting and sapouring there he must in the end have cut a very ludicrous figure. Yarmouth has nobly asserted its independence, and has now happily got rid, not only of Mr. Mackworth Praed, who was driven to Aylesbury at the last election, but of Mr. Thomas Baring, who, having been discomfited last summer by Mr. Wilshere in person, has now been forced to yield to his shadow. How far the Member elect will be able to avail himself of the generous confidence of the constituency of Yarmouth is a different question, the decision of whieS must depend upon the precise nature of - the understanding come to before the Committee. Several versions of it are in circulation, and perhaps none of them - correct : it is lery possible that for some reason or - other Mr. Wilshere may have pledged himself not to -sit ..for Yarmouth ; but he could not pledge himself that the voters should not return him if they thought fit to prefer even the shadow of a Liberal to the substance of a Tory. If he do not take his seat, the independent portion of the borough will still be represented by Mr. Ruarbold, and, as far as regards the success of tle principles of iteform, it will be far better that Yarmouth should only have one vote, and that on the right side, than two votes, one on the right side and the other on the wrong, so as completely to neu tralize the opinions of the place. Mr. Wilshere may never take his seat, but still be content to let his name remain on the return, or he may again accept the Chiltern Hundreds, if the letter of the compact he has entered into require it ; but he cannot even then prevent the constituency of Yar mouth from once more making choice of him. Atall events, one point seems quite clear—that Mr. 'l'. Baring must re linquish all hope of returning to or of being returned by the borough of Yarmouth. He may button up his breeches pocket, and quietly walk away ; and it is possible that the House of Commons and the- Court of Queen's Bench may induce him to alter his declared opinion, that to pay voters two guineas each for their suffrages is " no bribery."— Mos nin g elii onicle. The recent attempt of a Contemporary Journal to vindi cate the foreign policy of the Government, and to discredit the statements - of Lord Lyndhurst on presenting the Glasgow and Bristol petitions to the Mouse of Lords, is too striking an illustration of the character of that policy to admit of our passing it by without remark. The Noble Lord is accused of " a readiness - to become the unprincipled catspaw of rt little knot of factious intriguers ;" ••of havin g t a k en f or hi s brief a petiti on concocted by a discarded public servant :'' and " of hating pledged himself to statements therein con tained, which, if not • uncoloured falsehoods, were very gross perversions of the truth." On examining an account • of the proceedings at the public dinner given by the commercial community of Glasgow to Mr. Urquhart, published by authority of the Committee of Manage ment, it appears that that gentleman having been re quested by the merchants to draw up a representation of the restrictions and grievances. with which the trade of this country has to contend, distinctly declined any par tic!pation in such a step, conceiving that the effect of the expression of their own convictions might thereby be di minished. This must have been known to her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who taker this indirect mode of insulting the leading merchants, manu facturers, bankers, and shipowners of Scotland, comprising men of every shade of political opinion and mercantile in terest. Lord Lyndhurst is described as having been solely actuated by " party," and indeed " by very little pa r ty eiews.". We find th a t M r . Urquhart's acceptance of the i:Ritation to a public dinner was ccupled with the stipule.- flea that the proceedings should " not adMit of any party politics. Without venturing to reply to the facts reelecting the diminution of our foreign ex ports and our internal trade, entirely derived by Lord Lyndhurst from the returns presented to 'Parliament, Lord Palmerston; passing over the German Customs League, coetinues :—" From Prussia the Noble and Learned Advocate of the Glasgow gourmands passes to Cracow and Poland." " Cracoe," says the Principal Se cretary of State, "is very small, and in a commercial point of view, a very insignificant town." Cracow, in the enjoyment of the rights guaranteed to it by the European Powers, becomes the most important commercial empo rium on the Continent. Of its former population some idea may be formed from the historical record of 193,000 of its inhabitants having been destroyed by the plague in 1652. Situated on one of the noblest rivers of Europe, it possesses mines of zinc, silver, coal, salt, and marble. Entitled to freedom of commerce and direct intercourse by steam navigation with all the world, it offers, within 170 miles of its frontier, a direct communication with the Black Sea, the Baltic, and the Adriatic, and its prosperity and increase in population, public schools, and the arts, since the Polish revolution of 1830, are described by an eminent European writer on statistics to have been unrivalled by any other city in the world. Lord Palmer ston next proceeds to ask how the Noble Lord " can ex pect to have a trade with Poland when he refuses to take her corn ?" Does our refusal to take the corn of the United States prevent our trade with America ? His Lordship then inquires who is to blame for the subversion of Polish nationality ? " Clearly those," says his Lordship, " whO at Vienna in 1815 allowed a nominal kingdOm of Poland to be for ever annexed to the Crown of Russia." His Lordship omits the remainder of the sen teuee in the treaty---" by its constitution ;" and then ingenuously inquires, niter ham ing sanctioned the overthrow of that Constitution, " how could it be expected that. the Ministers of 1832 could accomplish her resur rection ?" Passing on to Algiers, his Lordship states, that even if our commerce had dwindled to nothing since its incorporation with France, still would " the fault have been with Lord Lyndhurst and his colleagues, who in 1830 allowed the French to go and conquer Algiers, without having taken any measures to regulate her subsequent con duct." " The Tory Government permitted the expedition to sail, without having got any treaty from France, and it is they who are responsible for all the consequences." The Lord Palmerston of the Government of 1827 was a party to a treaty, whereby France pledged her faith to seek no territorial aggrandizement or commercial advantages front the results of that treaty, and the Tory Government in 1830 took every additional diplomatic measure which could be taken to secure the rights of England. What further treaty was required than the existing treaty of the Gth of July ? Alluding to the blockade of Mexico and Buenos Ayres, " If any country," says his Lordship, " is inte terested in upholding the rights of blockade, that country is England." We only accused his Lordship of having re ooguised those blockades before they had been approved of or even been known by the Government of France. The loss of our trade with Circassia is attributed to the conduct of' Lord Aberdeen in 1829. Must we again remind his Lord ship that the imaginary regulations interdicting our com merce with Circassia, which to this hour have received no other official stamp than their production to Parliament by a British Secretary of State, are dated the 21st of October, 1831,a year after Lord relinerston's accession to the Foreign eis st n a o t r e m d ou to s o h ffi s r e : ? i 0 Our reas e d t r a a t d e a than with Turkey." The int erest of money in G reece stillreecemosirt C ce ra l p B id 32 an ' ` v ` it r h t:te Gr being 30 per cent. per annum, and England, Fr ance , an d il l a io d u , lt du h r e in v i during the th n ie cr s e a a m se e d at a very rapid and enormous rate , in comparison with 2,000,000/. stetling, it can hardly matter of surprise Russia having g uaranteed an expenditure bea thatin country of ,the trad e that our trade in N R l u o c r s e l i a t of Turkey, ;rem which been allowed to extract an indemnity of nearly twice that amount. It is matter of regret that his Lordship should not have dwelt on that particular portion of our trade with Greece, Wheccm the whole of its national proe perte red TcYeu,tkes have been tran s f erre d f rom the British merchants to the Russian exchequer. In putting together ' these few eettearke, our only object has been to suable the plelic to judge how far the merchants of Glasgow, Liver pool, and Bristol, are guilty - of the charge of "Aaving put.